This isn’t just any sweater; it’s a blend of classic crochet craftsmanship and contemporary flair. Imagine wrapping yourself in a chic cropped silhouette, accentuated with delicate ribbing that graces the waist, sleeves, shoulders, and neckline. And those puffy sleeves? They’re the cherry on top, adding a dash of sophistication to the entire ensemble.

⭐️ I’m making a size S in this YouTube tutorial: https://youtu.be/tRTLRRTahAw?si=RCi4n4QG8_PLSj1w

Materials

…Yarn
DROPS LOVES YOU 7, color 30, yarn group: A (23 - 26 stitches) / 5 ply / sport
19 sts = 10 cm
15 rows = 10 cm (7 dc, fptc rows and 8 sc rows)

XS/S: 500 g / 18 oz, 1700 m / 1850 yds
M: 550 g / 20 oz, 1870 m / 2035 yds
L: 600 g / 22 oz, 2040 m / 2220 yds
XL: 650 g / 23 oz, 2210 m / 2405 yds
2XL: 700 g / 25 oz, 2380 m / 2590 yds
3XL: 750 g / 27 oz, 2550 m / 2775 yds
4XL: 750 g / 27 oz, 2550 m / 2775 yds
5XL: 800 g / 29 oz, 2720 m / 2960 yds

…Other
Hook: 4 mm, 5 mm
Yarn Needle, Scissors, Measuring Tape, Stitch Markers

Gauge
15 rows = 10 cm (7 dc, fptc rows and 8 sc rows)
19 sts = 10 cm

Specialty Stitch & Technique Key

…Alpine Stitch
Rows 1-3: Setting up Alpine Stitch
Start alpine stitch with any odd number of stitches.
Row 1: ch 2, double crochet in every stitch, turn.
Row 2: ch 1, single crochet in every stitch, turn.
Row 3: ch 2, front post treble crochet (in 1st row of dcs here and across), double crochet, repeat from to the last two stitches, double crochet 2, turn.
Row 4: ch 1, single crochet in every stitch, turn.
Row 5: ch 2,
double crochet, front post treble crochet, repeat from to
the last stitch, double crochet, turn.
Row 6: ch 1, single crochet in every stitch, turn.
Repeat rows 3–6 to continue the pattern.

…Foundation Double Crochet
STEP 1: Ch 2
STEP 2: Yarn over and insert your hook into the first chain.
STEP 3: Yarn over and draw up a loop.
STEP 4: Yarn over and draw yarn through the first loop on your hook.
STEP 5: Yarn over and pull through two loops on your hook.
STEP 6: Yarn over and pull through the last two loops on your hook.
STEP 7: Yarn over and insert your hook under both loops of the base of
the previous stitch (the chain you created in Step 4).
STEP 8: Yarn over and pull up a loop.
STEP 9: Yarn over and pull through 1 (like you did in Step 4), yarn over, and pull through 2 twice (as you did in Steps 5 and 6).

Keep repeating steps 7-9 to grow your foundation double crochet row.

Finished sizes
XS - 5XL
Chest/Bust: 73.5, 83.5, 94, 104, 114.25, 125, 134, 144, 155
Back Waist Length: 42, 43, 43.5, 44.5, 45, 45.5, 45.5, 47, 47
Cross Back/Shoulder to Shoulder: 36.25, 37.5, 40, 42.5, 44.5, 45.5, 45.5, 47, 47
Armhole Depth: 16, 17, 18.25, 19.75, 21, 22.25, 23.5, 24.75, 26
Waist: 59.75, 65.5., 73.5, 84, 94, 104, 112, 117.5, 125

Stitch Key (US terminology)
ch = chain
st = stitch
sts = stitches
sl st = slip stitch
sl sts = slip stitches
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
dc 3 = dc in next 3 stitches
2 dc = two double crochet stitches in one stitch
fpdc = front post double crochet
bpdc = back post double crochet
fptc = front post treble crochet
sk = skip

Notes
Ch 2 doesn’t count as a stitch unless it says otherwise.

When you are making fptc you always work in the row of dcs below the row of scs, here and across.

Use a 4 mm hook unless it says otherwise.

The sweater is made of 2 panels (front and back), and sleeves.

It’s crocheted from bottom to top.

First you will make the back and front panel and then the sleeves. You will sew the front panel and the back panel together on
shoulders, attach the sleeves, sew the sleeves and body sides together, crochet the ribbing around the waist and finish with a round of slsts around the neck hole.

If you want the sweater to be longer, just add rows on the front and back panel. The same you can do with the sleeves, if you want them longer.